Community Alliance Of Tenants

Oregon is seeing historic levels of evictions. These are friends, families, and neighbors. Add to this recent advances in artificial intelligence is giving landlords another work around our laws to prevent rent spikes through price fixing. This leaves households even more vulnerable to displacement or homelessness due to high rents. We need the Oregon Legislature to close the loopholes on our current cap on annual rent increases, that allow predatory rent hikes without limits this legislative session. This cannot wait. https://lnkd.in/g72-rHGY #TenantPower

Happy Lunar New Year from CAT! Today is the start of the lunar calendar and marks a time for family reunions, honoring ancestors, and celebrating new beginnings. This East and SE Asian celebration lasts 15 days. Last week CAT staff gathered at APANO with some of our neighbors over great food and conversation to welcome in this new year! #LunarNewYear #2025 #TenantPower

"The agency reported that the identified landlords operate more than 1.3 million rental units in 43 states nationwide. According to court documents, renters in several local submarkets — including Central Portland, Hillsboro and West Beaverton — have been or could have been harmed by RealPage’s algorithm." https://lnkd.in/gisHFx9p

WHAT THE HOUSING: BURST PIPES This is the first in a series of short videos CAT will be releasing to let Oregon renters, know and assert our rights. This episode gives some key tips for the Winter season, which always blows in the cold weather????. ??????Here’s what to do to prevent them from happening AND what to do in the unfortunate event they do burst - how to deal with it. ?? Find information on this, and other helpful renters’ rights info on our website at https://lnkd.in/ggecJC-k. Have more questions about this or another tenant’s right issue? ?? You can also call our Renters’ Rights Hotline today at 503-288-0130. Until then, make sure to SHARE this video with other tenants and be on the lookout for our next episode of What the Housing! #WhatTheHousing #RentersRights #Oregon #TenantPower

DON’T MISS THIS: Tomorrow our last Tenant Protection Team Talk of the year, and we’re switching it up. Instead of presenting on a particular topic on Facebook live, join our TPT squad, and Portland Defender lawyer Troy Pickard on Zoom for an open floor Q & A about your rights as a renter. Scan the QR code or click this link to get registered now: https://lnkd.in/gMgqrUb2

SAY IT AGAIN FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK ? : "According to Kim McCarty, executive director of the Community Alliance of Tenants, November was National Homelessness Awareness Month, and unfortunately, Oregon is experiencing the highest rate of eviction in its history, and Black women are three times more likely to experience eviction than White women. The group is advocating for fewer apartment buildings to be allowed to increase rents “but the rent is still too damn high,” McCarty said. “And we need to get rid of late fees and application fees… Housing justice is racial justice.”" https://lnkd.in/g82CuzAv #OregonCAT #TenantPower #TheRentIsTooDamnHigh

Learn about CAT goals to help tenants. https://lnkd.in/g6VHvQ69

Can you make a pledge to Community Alliance of Tenants’ end of year fundraising drive today? Every dollar raised helps us to meet our goal to expand our education, organized, and advocacy efforts across Oregon! >>> We’ve got a big goal: $300,000! <<< Whether you can give $1 or $100,000 we appreciate everything contribution. Give now at www.oregoncat.org/donate

We can only meet the moment, if we have people power to do it. As a 28-year-old organization, CAT’s growth is dependent on increasing our donor base to be able to expand our reach across the state, talk to more people, and help more people. We know that empowered renters create safer communities. That’s why we want to see you at our end-of-year virtual fundraiser event “Safe Homes, Strong Communities” Dec. 3rd at Noon. You’ll hear from CAT members, staff and board about the impact your only statewide renters’ right group is having right now, as we put our eyes towards expanding! Can you join? Register now here: https://lnkd.in/gkfMSqmV Want to give, but can’t join the event - that’s fine you can donate now at?www.oregoncat.org/donate. Anything helps: $5, $10, $25, $50, $100 - We appreciate your contribution! See the rest of you on the 3rd! #TenantPower #Housing #Oregon

?? November is National Homelessness Awareness Month! Community Alliance of Tenants is Oregon’s only statewide tenants rights organization, with a proven track record of keeping people safe, stable and off the streets. Right now, we are fundraising for $300,000 to expand our education, organizing and advocacy capacity across the state! ? In a moment when Oregon is experiencing our highest level of evictions in our state’s history, our services are more important than ever. ?? Can you make a donation today? Every dollar counts. Donate now at www.oregoncat.org/donate #TenantPower #OregonCAT #Housing #Oregon